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Oklahoma Democratic Party chair 'thrilled' with Kamala Harris selection, while Kendra Horn calls ticket 'historic'

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Chris Casteel Oklahoma Democratic Party Chair Alicia Andrews said Tuesday she was thrilled that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tapped U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, saying she could be a voice for racial and social justice.“I’m thrilled,” Andrews said in an interview.“And I’m thrilled for more reasons than just the obvious that she’s an African American woman. I’m thrilled that the selection of Kamala Harris makes the Democratic Party live up to the ideal that I believe it to be and that it is more inclusive. So not only is she the first African American woman to be considered for this position, but she’s also the first Indian American woman to be considered for this role.”Andrews, the first African American chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party, said she had been rooting for Harris during the primaries last year. Harris dropped out in December.U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Oklahoma City, said, "This is a historic ticket for a historic time. I look forward to hearing more from Vice President Biden and Senator Harris about their ideas to improve public education, lower the cost of healthcare, and get Americans back to work safely."Though some labeled Harris as more centrist than other Democratic contenders, Andrews said Tuesday, “I believe she is decidedly left and I believe that the direction the Biden campaign has taken ever since Sanders dropped out by incorporating folks from the Sanders campaign onto the platform is moving the party decidedly left.”Andrews said she was aware of Harris' detractors in regard to her service as California attorney general from 2011 to 2017.“And what I say to that is she was doing the job she was elected to do," Andrews said. "And I believe that sometimes we get confused in thinking that the attorney general or the DA or just an attorney is writing the law. Their job is to represent the laws that are there and prosecute accordingly.”Andrews said Harris could serve important roles on the campaign trail in the next several weeks. The election is Nov. 3.“I do think that where we are in this moment as a nation, we need to be talking about racial and social justice,” Andrews said. “And I think she is a person to have that conversation. Additionally, with her experience on the committees she serves on as senator, she understands how a government is supposed to be run.”Harris serves on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Judiciary Committee, and the Budget Committee.David McLain, chair of the Oklahoma Republican Party, said, “Senator Harris has a long record from her years on the public dole in blue state California, and in Washington D.C. She is certainly not an appealing candidate to conservative Oklahoma Democrats, or even moderate Oklahoma Democrats ... I know the mindset of Oklahoma’s conservative electorate, whether Republican, Democrat or Independent, and I am confident they will enthusiastically support President Trump and Vice President Pence while soundly rejecting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”

Chris Casteel Oklahoma Democratic Party Chair Alicia Andrews said Tuesday she was thrilled that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tapped U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, saying she could be a voice for racial and social justice.“I’m thrilled,” Andrews said in an interview.“And I’m thrilled for more reasons than just the obvious that she’s an African American woman. I’m thrilled that the selection of Kamala Harris makes the Democratic Party live up to the ideal that I believe it to be and that it is more inclusive. So not only is she the first African American...

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